PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Trew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zulu Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Trew
vs
Zulu

195 cm
20
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

On Tap (Laundry in stock)

PWNAGE Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Archie Trew!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zulu Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu misses with a looping right.
Trew fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Trew looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zulu!
Trew lands a few punches from side control.
Zulu takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Zulu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Trew tries for a kimura but Zulu is defending well.
Trew works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Zulu struggling a bit here.
Trew working the ground and pound.
Trew has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Trew swings around for an armbar but Zulu sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Trew's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu won't allow Trew to get back to his feet.
Trew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zulu.
Zulu trying to control but Trew is working from the bottom.
Trew throws a couple of heel strikes.
Zulu looking to sit in guard and control but Trew gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Trew trying to control the position from guard on top but Zulu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trew accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zulu is pulling down on Trew's head. It's preventing any offense from Trew, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trew trying to control but Zulu is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trew is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zulu has momentary wrist control but Trew slips an elbow through the middle.
Trew postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zulu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trew. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trew makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Zulu is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zulu can do anything to dispel that myth.

Zulu has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Trew is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Zulu.
Zulu is still in real trouble! Can Trew finish him?
Zulu is trying to get back to half guard.
Zulu seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu keeps trying to improve his position.
Trew in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Trew scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Zulu is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Trew can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Archie Trew!
Archie Trew retains his super heavyweight title!
Archie Trew gave a mention to On Tap (Laundry in stock) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).